Apple's 'iPad Mini' to be unveiled Oct 23: report

[Microsoft]

no sir, the new ipad is what you need. ipad mini is too small for showing HD photo.

At this point...moi agree...Ipad 3 has rectina display...rumor say no for Ipad Mini...but since there isn't any official announcement from Apple on the actual spec...we have to wait for the announcement tonight...

Meanwhile...

http://sortable.com/tablets/Samsung-...pple-iPad-Mini

[singveld]

it should be retina right, because almost everything is going toward that trend. we will see soon enough.

At this point...moi agree...Ipad 3 has rectina display...rumor say no for Ipad Mini...but since there isn't any official announcement from Apple on the actual spec...we have to wait for the announcement tonight...

Meanwhile...

http://sortable.com/tablets/Samsung-...pple-iPad-Mini

[Microsoft]

it should be retina right, because almost everything is going toward that trend. we will see soon enough.

Alot of website say no...but tat oni speculation...we noe de ans aft midnite later...

[singveld]

i just check my ipad first generation, i found that it no longer support Ios 6, which means in a few weeks or months time, it will not be able to download apps any more.

it is just 2-3 years ago, already apple stop support, already outdated according to them, what is wrong with the present apple company, i miss jobs.

[Microsoft]

Now Microsoft oso poke it nose into tablet market...



Microsoft offers peek at new Windows, tablet
Posted: 23 October 2012 1611 hrs

	Click to enlarge Photos 1 of 1 Microsoft's new tablet SURFACE shown during the press conference at Milky Studios in Hollywood, California. (AFP/JOE KLAMAR)

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SHANGHAI: US computing giant Microsoft on Tuesday gave an early peek to the key Chinese market of its new tablet computer and Windows 8 software, promising a "fast and fluid" operating system.

Microsoft will launch Windows 8 and the Surface tablet computer, designed to compete with Apple's popular iPad, in the United States on Friday. The launch of the two products in China is the same day.

Windows remains the dominant platform for personal computers, but it has lost ground to Apple and Google in newer devices which use rival operating systems.

"With Windows 8, we introduced this fast and fluid experience that works across a broad range of different types of PCs (personal computers)," said Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows division.

"Windows 8 seamlessly moves between a world of touch-only tablets to laptops that have touch screens to desktops and to portable computers without touch screens," he said in a speech to the media in Shanghai.

Microsoft's new tablet computer was designed to be a platform for Windows, Sinofsky said, as he compared the challenger to Apple's iPad.

"Even though it's bigger than an iPad, it's actually lighter in your hand because of the way the physics of the design work," he said.

The Surface has a full-sized USB port unlike the iPad, a built-in stand and a cover which doubles as a keyboard, he said, ticking off the features.

The tablet runs the new Windows RT, a form of Windows 8, and comes with Microsoft Office 2013, he added.

It is not Microsoft's first foray into the tablet market. In 2000 the company unveiled a prototype tablet PC and shortly after began licensing its specifications to various manufacturers.

Some who have tested Windows 8 complain about the change from earlier versions of Windows, which could force users to relearn how to operate their computers, the New York Times reported Sunday.

Sinofsky acknowledged the difference with older versions but said Windows 8 was designed for the "modern world".

"It's a completely different feel. It's clean. It's beautiful. It's intuitive," he said.

Sinofsky said Microsoft hoped to add a billion new customers with Windows 8, which aims to replace earlier versions of its dominant operating system.

"It's (Windows) used by over a billion people around the world and with Windows 8 we're aiming towards the next billion," he said.

- AFP/fa

[eatshitndie]

ipad mini unveiled just about minutes ago. 1024 x 768 resolution. 0.68 lbs. 7.9-inch screen. comes in black and white. light as a pad of paper. thin as a pencil. 7.2mm thick. can hold with 1 hand.

[eatshitndie]

dual-core a5 chip. facetime hd camera. 5mp isight cam on the back. 802.11abgn wi-fi. lightning connector. 10 hours of battery life.

[mojito]

For those specs, I am sure the price is not prohibitive. Did they say when it'll ship?

[eatshitndie]

new smart cover. starts with 16gb memory. usd329.

ok, sam can go buy one now after collecting over usd500 in donations.

[eatshitndie]

pre-order friday. ships on nov-2.

[eatshitndie]

smart cover sold separately.

[eatshitndie]

lte version costs usd130 more.

[eatshitndie]

event over. can go home now.

[eatshitndie]

For those specs, I am sure the price is not prohibitive. Did they say when it'll ship?

nov-2, pre-order on friday. wi-fi version in stores on nov-2. lte version not in stores till later, mid-nov.

[mojito]

Chey! Still more expensive than Nexus 7. Nothing to shout about.

Oh, and thanks for the heads-up.

[eatshitndie]

wi-fi + 4g lte 16gb usd459.

[eatshitndie]

apple website is updated with ipad mini specs and pricing. 5 mins ago.

[eatshitndie]

3 versions

wi-fi only
wi-fi + gsm/edge + umts/hspa/hspa+/dc-hsdpa + lte
wi-fi + cdma rev.a/rev.b + gsm/edge + umts/hspa/hspa+/dc-hsdpa + lte

[Alamaking]

Retina display how?

Look fucking great, better than Note2, LOL

[sta1100]

Apple and Android can co-exist.

The launch of iPad mini means that the Microsoft Surface tablet is dead on arrival.

Microsoft is fucked. Big time.

Never like MS their products are like SHIT